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Unit Title: Decision Making and Health Goals Grade Level(s): 9-Diploma
Subject/Topic Area(s): Health
Key Words: Decision making, goals, personal health practices
Designed by: Tess E. Perry Time Frame:
School District: RSU 9 School:

Brief Summary of Unit

This unit is geared towards high school students and aims to meet the Maine Learning Results Health standard on goal setting and decision-making. After the completion of this unit students will understand the decisions they make today affects their health tomorrow. Being able to describe personal health practices and analyze personal health status are the fundamentals towards creating long-term goals. In this is unit students will use the SMART goal setting strategy, meaning all goals must be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and time based. Students will have the skills to imagine the consequences of decisions they make and the implications those decisions will have on their long-term health. Additionally students will be able to identify personal health strengths, needs and risks to help them analyze personal health status. Because we must know where we stand today before we can look to improve our future.